Fish Are Jumpin And The Cotton Is High

Written By - Tom Remington - 05/24/2007

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I got looking back through some of my video I shot this past winter while here in Florida and put together a couple pieces I thought might be of interest to readers.

It was in early April and my friend and photographer Milt Inman, along with my older brother "Big Al" gathered up all our photo gear and headed out for Medard Park, that sits just east of the city of Tampa, Florida. Medard Park is made up of several interconnected bodies of water that contain a lot of bass, catfish and alligators.

While I was there atop an observation deck on the west side of the channel connecting two bodies of water, I could look through the trees to a point jutting out into the water that was probably 500-600 yards away. Just off that point, we could see the fish jumping like crazy. I didn't have my tripod with me at that moment so I did the best I could to video the jumping fish. I hope you enjoy it.

After the jumping fish, there's a short piece that shows one angler's catch. It was an assortment of bass and catfish.

Note: The cardinal you hear singing in the beginning of the video was captured while I was shooting. It isn't added later. He was perched in a tree perhaps 15 or 20 feet away and really wasn't much interested in showing himself but he did want to sing. Below the video is a still photo I took of him.